Su Xiaobai Foundation and USC Roski Launch Shanghai Curatorial Residency
The Su Xiaobai Foundation and USC Roski School of Art and Design have launched a new curatorial residency in Shanghai, offering annual support for research‑driven projects. USC associate professor Jenny Lin is the inaugural resident, working across institutions such as Rockbund Art Museum, Yuz Museum, LACMA, the V&A and the Met. The program provides travel, housing and a stipend, emphasizing international exchange and novel curatorial methods. Simultaneously, the Foundation announced the exhibition “Su Xiaobai’s Alchemical Universe,” a Venice Biennale collateral event organized with LACMA.
Monet and Venice at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will host “Monet and Venice” from March 21 to July 26, 2026, showcasing more than twenty Venetian canvases by Claude Monet drawn from public and private collections worldwide. Co‑curated by Brooklyn Museum senior curator Lisa Small...
Tacita Dean Horizons at Marian Goodman Gallery
Tacita Dean’s new show at Marian Goodman Gallery, titled *Trial of the Finger*, juxtaposes intimate Polaroid series, large‑scale film installations, and experimental drawings that explore perception and the unknown. The exhibition features the *Between the Years* Polaroids, the dual‑projector work...
Frida: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern will host "Frida: The Making of an Icon" from 25 June 2026 to 3 January 2027, the first major UK exhibition to trace Frida Kahlo’s rise from a little‑known painter to a global cultural icon. The show, co‑curated with the Museum of...
Pan American Luggage Labels
Pan Am has introduced a limited‑edition collection of archival‑print luggage tags, each supersized, framed and float‑mounted, priced between $1,168 and $2,335. The lineup includes single‑city tags for London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Rome and others, plus two‑piece sets for London and...
Andrew Christopher Green at Can
Andrew Christopher Green stages a solo exhibition at Can in Vienna from March 6 to April 16, 2026. The show features a series of untitled works created in 2026, documented through six high‑resolution images and a short video. A detailed press release and...
Singing Acquavella
Acquavella Galleries recently sold a set of bronze heads to the Glenstone museum, underscoring its role in high‑profile art transactions. 2026 has become a banner year for Henri Matisse, with major retrospectives at the Grand Palais, Art Institute of Chicago,...
Tributes to Jazz Photographer Tim Motion (1936-2026)
Tim Motion, the Irish‑born jazz photographer who died just before his 90th birthday, built a global reputation after his first festival pass at the 1971 Lisbon Jazz Festival. He captured legendary musicians such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Charles,...
Maria Candelaria Traverso’s Un Cubo Brings Material Politics to SUMMA Mallorca 2026
Maria Candelaria Traverso’s solo show *Un Cubo* opens at SUMMA Mallorca 2026, later moving to Pueblo Español. The exhibition reworks everyday plastic sacks—drawn from informal markets in Argentina—into woven cubes that reference the Andean Chakana. Traverso treats the sack as...
Printed Matter Marks 50 Years
Printed Matter marks its 50th anniversary with a series of high‑profile events, including a benefit dinner honoring Ed Ruscha, the LA Art Book Fair in May, and the NY Art Book Fair’s 20th anniversary in September. The organization will also launch...
Abounaddara, Under Damascus’ Sky
The Syrian filmmaker collective Abounaddara screened its short film "Under Damascus’ Sky" as part of documenta 14 and the Passaggi d'Autore Mediterranean film festival. The piece, produced in 2011, joins a roster of early works that document everyday life amid the...
Elisa Jensen’s Expansive Interiors
Elisa Jensen’s solo show at Astor Weeks in New York spotlights a series of large oil‑on‑wood interiors that echo the luminous color palettes of Pierre Bonnard while asserting a distinctly contemporary voice. The exhibition features works such as “Candle on...
What's up in NY This Weekend?
The weekend’s New York cultural calendar is anchored by the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Print Fair, both showcasing emerging and established print artists. Christie's will debut its Prints and Multiples preview on Friday, while Acquavella Galleries...
Rose Wylie at 91: Three Must-See Works From a Joyfully Unruly Retrospective
Ninety‑year‑old British painter Rose Wylie is headlining a 90‑work retrospective at London’s Royal Academy, slated to run through 19 April 2026. The show, titled “The Picture Comes First,” has drawn record‑breaking visitor numbers, underscoring Wylie’s late‑career surge. Curated in partnership with Jari Lager Gallery,...
No Dust to Settle: Amir Zaki at Diane Rosenstein Gallery
Photographer Amir Zaki presents *No Dust to Settle* at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, his third solo show with the space. The exhibition features black‑and‑white photographs of Orange County public libraries, many designed by mid‑century architects such as Richard Neutra, William Pereira...
French Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Protect Artists From AI Data Scraping
The French Senate voted unanimously to adopt a landmark bill that flips the burden of proof onto AI developers, obligating them to demonstrate that copyrighted artistic works were not used to train their models. The legislation also requires transparency about...
Pilar Corrias Now Represents Alexis Ralaivao
Pilar Corrias has added French painter Alexis Ralaivao to its roster, partnering with New York’s Olney Gleason. His first UK solo show, Flirter avec l’abstrait, runs at the gallery’s Conduit Street space until 23 May 2026. Ralaivao’s oil paintings blend 17th‑century Dutch techniques with a...
Allison Katz Returns to New York with Outta the Bag at Hauser & Wirth
Allison Katz opens her first solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in New York, titled "Outta the Bag." The show deepens her investigation of painting’s elasticity, using language, framing and self‑portraiture to probe an image‑saturated culture. Notable works include "Jaws,"...
One Art Advisor’s Conviction. Before It Became Consensus
Art advisor Myrtha Herrera of Collēctum selected self‑taught sculptor Alma Allen for a site‑specific commission at the Cero5Cien luxury residential project in Mexico City. The 65,000‑square‑meter development, designed by Grupo Arquitectura and built by GICSA, later earned the CIDI Gold...
The Art Market’s Feminine Mystique
New ARTDAI data shows female artists are narrowing the gender gap in the art market. Women now account for 45% of artists represented by primary galleries, up from 35% in 2018, while their share of sales value rose to 37%...
At the Whitney Biennial: Ali Ayal’s Mirthless Amusement Park
The 2026 Whitney Biennial showcases Ali Eyal’s oil painting *Look Where I Took You*, a haunting reinterpretation of a Baghdad amusement park he visited as a child before the 2003 U.S. invasion. The work centers on a Ferris wheel whose...
Junying Jiang Examines Cultural Dislocation Through Animation
London-based artist Junying Jiang leverages digital animation and myth to explore cultural dislocation, drawing on his Chinese roots and British residency. His recent pieces, such as "Joy Blooms in Regent’s Park" and "Sword in the Pearl," fuse sound, motion, and...
Shadow of a Doubt: The Enduring Mysteries of Exit Through the Gift Shop
A March 13 Reuters investigation claims the elusive street artist Banksy is Robin Gunningham, who now operates under the name David Jones. The report arrives as the mystery surrounding Banksy fuels the cult status of his 2010 film *Exit Through the Gift...
Hospital Rooms Announces 10-Year Programme with Major Partnerships and National Artist Edition Launch
Hospital Rooms, the UK charity that embeds contemporary art in NHS mental health settings, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a year‑long programme of commissions, exhibitions and fundraising. The initiative partners with NHS Trusts, the Gallery Circle network...
Hockney / Paricio: Cycles of Renewal
Halcyon’s flagship New Bond Street gallery opens *Cycles of Renewal* on 7 April 2026, pairing David Hockney with emerging Spanish painter Pedro Paricio. The show juxtaposes Hockney’s decades‑spanning oeuvre—including iPad drawings, lithographs and his recent *Arrival of Spring* series—with Paricio’s vibrant, pattern‑driven reinterpretations...
Eman Khalifa: A Journey Through Abstraction and Emotional Transformation – Lee Sharrock
Eman Khalifa, a former business professional and single mother, has re‑emerged as a painter whose work now appears at major fairs such as The Other Art Fair, Parallax and Untitled. Drawing on a bicultural upbringing between Cairo and the United...
Paul’s Book of the Month: Fiona McIntyre – Sacred Earth
Fiona McIntyre’s new hardback "Sacred Earth" (120 pages, £35 ≈ $45) documents her recent work rooted in deep engagements with rugged North‑Atlantic landscapes. The book intertwines paintings of Scotland’s pines, Iceland’s retreating glacier, and Galicia’s Bronze‑Age petroglyphs, all created with self‑made mineral pigments. It...
Vertigo (Disambiguation) at Galería Gato, Lima
Vertigo (Disambiguation) opens at Lima’s historic Galería Gato, a Republican‑style building erected between 1899 and 1905. Curated by Kollektiv Collective, the show unites artists Federica Francesconi, Ali Glover and Theodoulos Polyviou in a site‑specific dialogue that treats the gallery’s architecture, light...
Huang Rui at SPURS Gallery, Beijing
SPURS Gallery in Beijing has opened “East, West—Space Is Time,” a solo show by avant‑garde pioneer Huang Rui that runs through April 19, 2026. The exhibition occupies three gallery spaces and features the site‑specific installation “Dongzhimen and Xizhimen,” a new works‑on‑paper series “Twenty‑Four...
Philadelphia Art Fever
Philadelphia launches a sprawling two‑part exhibition celebrating American art, from Thomas Eakins to Barkley Hendricks, timed with the city’s 250th anniversary. The show underscores the city’s evolution into a museum hub, a trend accelerated by the Barnes Foundation’s 2012 move...
How to Start Collecting Ancient Rings: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
Collecting ancient rings offers a tangible link to civilizations such as Greece, Rome, and the medieval era, but newcomers must navigate authenticity, provenance, and legal issues. The guide outlines seven steps, from understanding historical contexts and setting budgets to buying...
Toronto’s ArtSci Salon and a Couple of April 2026 Events
Toronto’s ArtSci Salon announced two April 2026 events that blend art, science, and critical theory. On April 10, the free “Beneath the Skin” presentation will demonstrate The Source, a biosensing platform that records ECG, EDA, EMG, EEG, EOG, and respiratory...
Nominees for the 2026 Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize Announced
The Saltzman‑Leibovitz Photography Prize, founded in 2025 by Lisa Saltzman and Annie Leibovitz, will return to Photo London 2026, showcasing five emerging female photographers. The shortlisted artists—Miranda Rae Barnes, Marisol Mendez, Cole Ndelu, Lindeka Qampi, and Bettina Pittaluga—present work that...
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
The exhibition "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead," curated by Maria Hinel, opens at Hypha Studios in London from March 12 to April 18, 2026. It brings together ten international artists to foreground animal agency, revolt, and...
Bettina Pousttchi’s Vertical Highways V03 Arrives at Rockefeller Center
Bettina Pousttchi’s sculpture *Vertical Highways V03* will occupy Rockefeller Center’s Channel Gardens from March 19 to April 17, 2026, marking the first U.S. showing of her acclaimed Vertical Highways series. The work, fashioned from repurposed guardrails, transforms familiar crowd‑control objects...
Angela Hao
Angela Hao, a U.S.-based illustrator, explores Japan’s neighborhoods through Google Street View and translates the quirky storefronts she discovers into digital ink and watercolor‑style artworks using Procreate. Her pieces capture minute architectural details and the personality of each shop, creating...
Unseen Lee Miller Photographs Discovered In Assistant’s Private Album
A scrapbook compiled by Lee Miller’s wartime assistant, Roland Haupt, has surfaced after eight decades, containing previously unseen prints of Miller’s iconic war photographs and rare personal images. Haupt, who processed Miller’s 120‑format film from Normandy to Hitler’s bunker, kept...
What's up in NY This Week?
This week’s New York cultural roundup highlights the closing of MoMA’s Wifredo Lam exhibition with free tickets on Friday, and the final days of Frank Diaz Escalet’s leather‑painting show. The Central Park Conservancy launched a cherry‑blossom tracker, while BAM kicks off its Stand...
Visualising the Passion Across Cultures
The post explores how Passion rituals across Europe and colonial Latin America were visualized, focusing on two 16th‑century paintings now in Colnaghi’s collection—Luca Cambiaso’s *Flagellation of Christ* and Willem Key’s *Crucifixion*. It outlines the evolution of public processions in Spain,...
Go See Something 💫
The latest "Go see something" newsletter from Exhibits in New York blends a curated guide to current city exhibitions with reading recommendations and a promotion for its iOS app. It spotlights major shows such as Raphael’s “Sublime Poetry” at the...
David Armstrong: Portraits Artists Space New York – Paul Carter Robinson
The first comprehensive U.S. survey of David Armstrong opens at Artists Space, showcasing over 90 photographs that span three decades of his career. The exhibition repositions Armstrong beyond his association with Nan Goldin and the Boston School, highlighting his technical...
New York Court Orders Return of Modigliani Looted By The Nazis
A New York Supreme Court judge ordered the return of Amedeo Modigliani’s 1918 portrait "Seated Man With a Cane" to the estate of Oscar Stettiner, a Jewish dealer whose work was seized by the Nazis. The ruling ends a twelve‑year...
Last Lichtensteins
New York’s gallery season is in a transitional lull as winter exhibitions wind down and the city awaits the surge of buyers around the May art fair. Yet Thursday night pop‑up shows continue to surface, offering fresh encounters for collectors...
Opal Mae Ong: Worlds Weighing In
Plato Gallery presents Opal Mae Ong’s solo exhibition “Always Were,” running through April 19, 2026 in New York. The show intertwines ancestral Filipino folklore with contemporary visual language, using acrylic and gouache to create luminous, staged scenes that explore grief, ritual, and transformation. Signature works...
Eight Treats For The Easter Weekend (And Why They’re Worth Your Time)
The blog spotlights two Easter‑weekend fashion experiences: a private viewing of the Schiaparelli exhibition at London’s V&A, which showcases the designer’s 1930s‑50s avant‑garde pieces, and the Citizens of Humanity Flight Pant, a pleated trouser positioned as a stylish alternative to...
Sebatian Wiegand at Les Bains-Douches, Alençon
Sebastian Wiegand’s "Mauvais foins" exhibition opened at Les Bains‑Douches in Alençon, presenting a series of paintings that fuse ritualistic scenery with figures appearing under the sway of drugs, hormones and toxins. The works feature muted, dream‑like bodies in a hazy...
Raymond Saunders at David Zwirner
David Zwirner is presenting a solo exhibition of late artist Raymond Saunders in Los Angeles from February 24 to April 25, 2026. Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, the show highlights Saunders' interdisciplinary practice that blends performance, video, and conceptual art....
Typewriter Interview with Marc Bell
The latest installment of the Typewriter Interview series features cartoonist Marc Bell answering ten curated questions. Hosted by author Austin Kleon, the interview is presented in a nostalgic typewriter‑styled format that mirrors the analog aesthetic of Bell’s work. Bell discusses...
Perception & Provocation: Riley · Hirst · Banksy · Hockney
Calder Contemporary has launched “Perception & Provocation,” an online exhibition on Artsy that runs from March 12 to April 12, 2026, featuring British icons Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst, Banksy and David Hockney. The show emphasizes visceral, immediate visual impact over intellectual analysis, presenting...
Phillips to Stage Duchamp & Company Auction Celebrating the Artist’s Enduring Influence
Phillips is launching "DUCHAMP & COMPANY," a New York auction curated by Francis M. Naumann that assembles more than 100 works tracing Marcel Duchamp’s lasting impact. The sale pairs Duchamp’s own pieces—including the rare La Boîte‑en‑valise series F, estimated at $350,000‑$450,000—with works by Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, Sherrie Levine, John Baldessari...